December Services

Winter Solstice Celebration Friday, December 21 • 7:00 p.m. • Parish HallCome join us for a contemplative, family-friendly, Celtic-inspired ritual to mark the turning of the year as the darkness gives way to the growing light. This participatory ritual will include chanting, meditation, candle-lighting, singing, and cauldron jumping. Kids — bring animal masks and hand percussion (rattles, shakers, bells)!

Family Sunday • Holy FamiliesSunday, December 23 • 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. only • SanctuaryDon’t miss our Christmas Family Sunday service! The service will begin with a carol sing-a-long. Our infamous carol shout will be held during the 11:00 a.m. service. The ministers will preside, old stories will be told, and good cheer will be shared by all.

CHRISTMAS EVE

Find A Stillness • 10:00 a.m. • Ames ChapelIn the full rush of Christmas Eve morning we will gather in the quiet of Ames Chapel. There will be extended periods of silence to provide time for relief and contemplation. The service will include an invitation to join in communion.

​Christmas Pageant • 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. • SanctuaryOur ministers narrate the story of the nativity as Unity’s youth act out the story in the Sanctuary. All children and youth in grades K-12 are warmly invited to participate

Christmas by Candlelight: Family Lessons and Carols • 7:00 p.m. • SanctuaryThis service is a collaboration between Above Every Name Ministries and Unity Church. This is a service for the entire family, with carols and stories that children and adults will enjoy. Nursery care available for infants and toddlers.

Christmas by Candlelight: Lessons and Carols • 10:00 p.m. • SanctuaryJoin worship leaders Kathryn Jay and Janne and Rob Eller-Isaacs as they retell the Christmas story and celebrate the promise of peace within.

Sunday Worship • The Stories We Tell, the Stories We ForgetSunday, December 30 • 10:00 a.m. only • SanctuaryHallman Ministerial Intern Kathryn Jay and worship associate Bob Lies will celebrate a famous family who escaped Bethlehem to safety, and wonder how the story changes when we remember the other families left behind to weep for their children.

Mitten Tree

Our little mitten tree will stand in the Whitman Lobby on the lower level, waiting to be decorated with warm hats, gloves, scarves and — yes —mittens! All donated items should be new or like new. All items will be distributed through Amicus.